August 30, 2012

Newcastle University is one of the latest entrants into the thriving world of international branch campuses, or IBCs. Universities across the globe have now established well over 200 foreign campuses, up from 82 in 2006. Branch campuses give schools a shot at building a global brand and attracting untapped talent, but they may also threaten the schools’ reputation — as Yale discovered when its plans to expand in Singapore drew fire from alumni and students alike. Read more at:http://world.time.com/2012/08/27/universities-look-east-fueling-branch-campus-boom/#ixzz24rpxGnuV

August 15, 2012

Kanda is one of 64 foreign scholars who came to New Jersey this week for a crash course on American life at an orientation hosted by Centenary College in Hackettstown. They are part of the Fulbright Program. Centenary is one of 10 colleges around the country selected to serve as a welcome site for newly arrived foreign students and scholars. They will spend a week at the small, private college learning the basics of living in America before they scatter to their host campuses around the U.S. to begin their studies. Read more at: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/08/coming_to_america_101_centenar.html

July 30, 2012

As Japanese schools intensify efforts to globalize their campuses, Akita International University seems well on its way toward internationalization, with foreign exchange students arriving from more than 50 institutions from around the world. Some new schools outside the major cities are beating their bigger, older, slow-moving peers to the punch, with more international students and graduates who are likely to be multicultural and multilingual. They are also drawing the attention of corporate recruiters. Read more at:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/world/asia/30iht-educlede30.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

If you are an Indian student interested in applying to colleges and universities in the United States, you’ve probably noticed that the Indian and American education systems are quite different. The university system in Canada, however, can be considered a kind of middle ground between the two. It offers a more Indian-style entrance process and combines it with an American-style interdisciplinary approach to learning. This week on The Choice on India Ink, we’re taking a look at what Canada has to offer Indian students. Read more at:http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/universities-in-canada-worth-considering/?src=recg

July 16, 2012

When he finally made it to South Korea, and freedom, Mr. Kim faced an obstacle that even his considerable street smarts could not help him overcome. He had placed into a university under a new affirmative action program, but was haunted by the deprivations of his past and quickly slipped behind South Korean classmates who had already made it through years of an extremely competitive education system. Young North Koreans the chance to bypass grueling entrance exams to enter top universities. Now, even that stopgap measure appears to be failing as large numbers of North Koreans are dropping out, creating new worries that they and other defectors could become part of a permanent underclass. Read more at:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/world/asia/young-north-korean-defectors-struggle-in-the-south.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

July 10, 2012

The ceiling for annual fees paid by British or European Union students at government-funded universities in England will jump from £3,290, or about $5,150, to £9,000, starting in September. The scope and speed of changes have caused considerable anxiety. Britain could follow the example of the United States, where the entry of for-profit schools into the market saw many students with little prospect of ever graduating take on massive amounts of debt in return for little in the way of education. Read more at:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/world/europe/09iht-educlede09.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

June 13, 2012

Over the years, graduations from Chinese universities have become elaborate affairs with students dressed in black gowns strutting the red carpet at formal ceremonies, before posing for the obligatory group pictures. This year, some students are breaking with convention -- striving to project their individuality, exercise free speech or simply to be a bit naughty and different. One particularly eye-catching example shows advertising majors at Jinan University in Guangzhou standing in front of a banner which reads "Jinan University Advertising Department, you f***ed my youth!" Each graduate also holds a printout expressing his or her personal wish. Read more at:http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/world/asia/china-college-graduates-florcruz/index.html